GO!GO!7188 - Dotanba de Kyanseru

DOTANba de KYANSERU (Last-minute Cancellation)

Various people smile at me
I return each smile
Nowadays things like this have increased

A swallowtail butterfly who's stranded in a room
Unable to figure out how to get outside
Secretly wanting to breath (the fresh air) ¹
I was watching it

I'm dripping (crying) in this atmosphere

The hem of my skirt frayed
"Ah, oh, no!" I grumbled
Although I cannot do anything but wait
For the tomorrow that lies ahead

A swallowtail butterfly who's stranded in a room
It wants to be able to escape by the window
Its wings are torn to pieces, making it unable to be
And I was watching it happen

I'm getting nervous in this setting
I'm dripping (crying) in this atmosphere

The hem of my skirt frayed
"Ah, oh, no!" I grumbled
Even the people who smile at me,
I'm unable to continue on amidst them

The butterfly just drops down (dead) into the midst of the congestion and noise
Its pretty red and black pattern
Disappears on the concrete

Translator's note:

1. Help?

Romaji:

ironna hitotachi ga atashi ni warai kaketekuru
atashi ha ichichi warai kaesu
saikin sonna no ga fuetekita

heya ni mayoikonda gehachou

soto ni deru koto ga wakaranakute
mitsu ga suitakuteta mannai
atashi ha sore wo miteita

jitojito suru kuuki no naka de

SUKAATO no suso ga hotsureta
"aa mou dame da" to boyaita
sono mukou ni aru ashita ha
atashi wo matte ha kurenai no ni

heya ni mayoikonda agehachou

mado kara nigasou to shitara

hane ga chikirete tobenakunatta

atashi ha sore wo miteita

IRAIRA suru heiki no naka de

jitojito suru kuuki no naka de

SUKAATO no suso ga hotsureta
"aa mou dame da" to boyaita
waraikata mo ita ni tsuite
kizukanai uchi ni…

chouchou ha tada ochiteyuku zattou to souon no naka he

KIREI na aka to kuro no moyou ha

KONKURIITO ni toketa

Translator's note: Capitalized words indicate Katakana characters.

Comments or suggestions: alainna@project-j.org